Security in Trial Court Facilities
Summary
Security in Trial Court Facilities; Requires sheriffs to coordinate with specified entities to develop comprehensive plan for security of trial court facilities; specifies sheriffs & chief judges retain certain authority; specifies sheriffs & their deputies, employees, & contractors are officers of court under specified circumstances.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Jun 27, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2020 · House Feb 20, 2020
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Mar 10, 2020
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Jun 27, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Committee
Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/06/20, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/28/20, 4:30 pm, Morris Hall
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/15/20, 9:30 am, Sumner Hall
lower
Sep 23, 2019
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stan McClain
RRepublican
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